Safety cigarette holder



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BY i ATTORNEY.

April 21, 1925. y

D. R. BAlTY SAFETY CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed July 11. n1923 Patented Apr. 21', 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAFETY CIGARETTE HOLDER.

Application led July 11,l

To all lwhom. it may camera:

rBe it known that I, DELBERTR. BArrY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Safety Cigarette Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more specifically to a holder for cigarettes designed for the use of persons driving or riding in vehicles to protect-them from sparks and ashes while driving.

A main object of this invention is to provide a two part holder for cigarettes in which a cigarette may be quickly mounted, and while admitting sufficient draft to the cigarette to support combustion, will effectively prevent the fall of sparks and ashes therefrom as the same is consumed.

A further object of my invention is to provide a safety cigarette holder in which the metal parts will not become unduly heated so that they will burn a person when using the same.

A still further object is to provide a ciga-A rette holder which is simple in construction, and will admit of economical manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following specification,

reference being had to the drawings accompanying the same, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a complete holder.

Fig. 2 is a side lelevation of a holder partially in section.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged central detail section of the holder at the junction of the mouth piece and the protective portion.

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view of the upper end of the protective portion showing the manner of securing the forariinated shells together.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the improved holder consists of a mouth piece 5, provided with a centrally disposed bore 6, the bore at the outer end being enlarged as at 7 for the reception of the end of a cigarette. This mouth piece may be formed of hard wood in the form of the lower end of a cigar and colored to simulate the same.

1923. Serial No. 650,849.

The outer end of the holder or `ash container 8, preferably consists of a pair of thin circular metal bands 9 and 10, outer band 9 being internally lined with sheet asbestos 11, or other suitable heat insulating material. Inner band 10 is of less width than band 9, and mounted between the two bands are a pair of nestedv foraminated shells or ash containers 12, and 13, preferably formed of wire gauze, or other similar material shaped to simulate the forward portion of a cigar. The outer ends of the containers are closed by wire gauze disks 14, 15, suitably secured thereto, and the open or inner ends are rigidly secured between the metal rings 9 and 10, by means of solder as clearly shown in Fig; 3 of the drawings. Before securing the gauze disks 14 and 15 to the outer end of the shells 9 and 10, they are first circularly twisted in opposite directions to each other, as illustrated in the diagrammatic view of Fig. 4, so as to stiffen the same and render the shells less liable to accidental breakage, and to prevent crushing of the same. The outer end of shell 9 is coated with a while substance, such as paint, in order to simulate a cigar ash, and around the band 9 may be placed a decorated band 16 similar to the usual cigar band commonly employed with cigars.

The cigarette 17 is first inserted in the enlarged portion of the bore of the mouth piece, and lighted by the smoker. The ash container is then secured to the mouth piece, the inner band frictionally engaging the reduced circular end 18 of the mouth piece.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have devised a safety cigarette holder that will eifectually prevent sparks and ashes from the burning cigarettes from being blown on a persons clothing while driving in an open vehicle.

It will also be observed that by twisting the wire shells in opposite directions a strong and rigid construction is obtained, and while the size of the shell meshes are reduced by the twisting operation, it will not interfere with the entrance of air to properly support combustion. Also by utilizing a pair of shells all danger of ashes sifting out of the shells will be prevented.

What I claim is:

A cigarette holder, comprising a month piece for holding n cigarette, and a pair of elongated members formed lof a wire gauze secured together and detaehably secured to said holder, said members beiner twisted circnlarly in opposite directions before securing the same together, foraminated circular plates for closing the ends of said elongated members and holding them in their twisted formation whereby to prevent accidental breakage of the members.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 23rd day of June, 1923.

DELBERT R. BAITY. 

